The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-09
CITY NOTES.

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NJ. ID. Steele, of Interlachen, was i'm
town yesterday, as busy as bee. looking
after business affairs.
DIR. C. A. Cowgirl and j. J. McCallum,
of Penn, were in town yesterday, look
ing after business affairs.
1t is not a question every time as to
where man can buy cheapest. Most OF
them hunt up the place where they can
get trusted.
DIR. A. l.. Cole left for the North yes
terday, to be absent for several months.
He will return and resume the practice
of his profession in the fall.
Hon. p. z. and Mrs Bishop, of Citra,
are drinking the waters at the springs
and enjoying themselves at Saratoga.
They have handsome suite of rooms at
the Washburne House.
Mr.. Z. Cunneely has just received a
large consignment of light California
wines, which he is selling at low figures.
If in need of such health giving tonic
you had better call ON MIR. Cunneely and
see what he has to offer.
A grand excursion from Tavares, Or
lando and Sanford will pass through this
city June IL, EN- route to the Halifax
beach. The excursion will be under the
management of w. G.. Wright, and a
large crowd is expected to go over.
MIR. w. o. Wolff can now be found at
the IacksopviIla Tar,no a,.l L-.,- W.
Railwy depot, where he is employed as
ticket agent and clerk. He is well up in
the ticket business, having been agent
for various lines for a number of years.
Hon. r. w. Davis has returned from
Gainesville, where he went to attend the
commencement exercises of the East
Florida Seminary. He reports that in
stitution in a flourishing condition, and
the commencement exercises as being
quite interesting.
Large shipments of vegetables are
made daily from points up the river, to
Northern cities. Yesterday we noticed
fine lot of vegetables brought down by
the steamer Georgia, which were for.
warded by the Jacksonville. Tampa and
Key West Railway.
Messrs. Mcclellan & Ellis, the well
known and popular uptown furnitur,
dealers, have a new advertisement this
morning, to which the attention of oul
readers is directed. They have very
large and well selected stock, and invit,
the public to give it an inspection.
If the Cuban doctors are correct il
their opinion that there is no yellow
fever IN Key West, the ''scare" has ha,
a good effect in all the cities of the State
Never in the history of Florida has Their
been such cleaning up, which will N
doubt result in making this one of tin
healthiest summers ever known in tn
State.
The Seville Sunday School came to Ps
latka yesterday in a body, and spent til
day here very pleasantly indeed. We iii
not learn the exact number of the eXcul
sionists, but there seemed to be abou
one hundred in the party. They took
the sights of the city. and spent I'll
greater part of the day in walking an
driving about the city.
The Palatka market is supplied wit
full line of vegetables now, which ST
at about the prices we last quoted. I,
matoes are coming in pretty lively, an
are selling two quarts for fifteen cent
Egg plants have also begun to come il
which retail at from five to- fifteen cen
each Green corn is very scarce. an
sells readily for twenty five cents p,
dozen.
The sulphur that rises from the watt
well is changing the color of the res
end of that big hotel, as well as the whit
fences along First street. Several of I'll
private wells in the city are OCCASIONAL
turned loose i'm the bitches. but it woul
be much BETTER if all the waste wats
was kept running day and night as II
Putnam House well is doing.
MIR. f. G. Cochrane, yesterday, CAV
us sample of his red clover. whic
looked as well and as vigorous as any W
remember to have seen further Nortl
The clover was in blossom, and the stall
measured over two feet in length. Quit
lot of this clover is growing in NJ
Cochrane's yard, and there is no doubt
would pay to grow it in large quantiti,
by people having proper land for its Gu
tivation.
Our beautiful weather continues, an
the days and nights are as pleasant
anyone could wish. We invite o,
friends of other places who are seeking
place to spend the summer to come
Palatka- The city has been cleaned u
we have good water, splendid weathe
cool breezes and a clever and sociab
summer population. Then ID Is mnt